Gender

Gender

Gender equality is not just a basic human right; it forms an essential basis for a world that is peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable. While there has been some advancement in recent decades, global progress toward achieving gender equality by 2030, as emphasized by the United Nations, is insufficient. The UN stresses that women and girls constitute half of the world’s population, representing an equal share of its potential. However, pervasive gender inequality persists worldwide, hindering social advancement. On a global scale, women in the workforce still earn, on average, 23 percent less than their male counterparts, and women devote approximately three times as many hours to unpaid domestic and care work compared to men.

Gender equality is not just a basic human right; it forms an essential basis for a world that is peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable. While there has been some advancement in recent decades, global progress toward achieving gender equality by 2030, as emphasized by the United Nations, is insufficient. The UN stresses that women and girls constitute half of the world’s population, representing an equal share of its potential. However, pervasive gender inequality persists worldwide, hindering social advancement. On a global scale, women in the workforce still earn, on average, 23 percent less than their male counterparts, and women devote approximately three times as many hours to unpaid domestic and care work compared to men.

The impact and experience of emergency situations is profoundly different for women and girls, men and boys, and gender-diverse people. They face different threats and risks, and have different responses and coping mechanisms for dealing with the effects of crises. Understanding these dynamics and reflecting them in education policy and programming is critical to ensuring access to safe and quality education for all.

The impact and experience of emergency situations is profoundly different for women and girls, men and boys, and gender-diverse people. They face different threats and risks, and have different responses and coping mechanisms for dealing with the effects of crises. Understanding these dynamics and reflecting them in education policy and programming is critical to ensuring access to safe and quality education for all.